If you wish to present a paper, please submit a 250 word abstract for consideration before October 15, 2018 - Extended to November 15, 2018. Please submit online, below.

This is a highly competitive process. Proposals are peer reviewed and selected for presentation at the conference. Written papers are requested from all presenters (except Pecha Kucha), and must be submitted by those presenters wishing to be considered for publication by IMCL. Final papers are peer reviewed and selected for publication in the conference proceedings, the eConference, and for inclusion in the IMCL eReports published on selected topics after the conference.

Please prepare proposals for blind peer review. The personal information is required but will not be circulated to reviewers. In the abstract box, please include paper title and abstract (200-250 words), but do not include any personal information.

Please be aware that the Program Committee will select presentations for one of the following categories:

Poster presentations. Intended for Ph.D. students and junior presenters. Presented as a poster in a general Poster Session. Written papers are requested (see above).

The Program Committee also invites proposals for Pecha Kucha presentations – 20 slides automatically advanced every 20 seconds. This is only suitable for presenting a simple idea, challenging argument, or entertaining spoof. The topic must be relevant. If you wish to propose a PK presentation please specify this at the top, and list 20 short sentences to identify the line of your presentation. Papers are not requested.

Notification will be sent within 6 weeks of submission. Papers must be presented in person at the conference, and thus presenters must register for the conference at the special presenter's rate (or Junior presenters rate for Ph.D. students). Deadline for paper proposals is October 15, 2018 - Extended to November 15, 2018. Final accepted papers are due March 2019. They will be published in the digital conference proceedings. Selected papers will also be published in eReports on focused topics. For questions, contact us.

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